On Fourth Street near downtown San Francisco, people hurried past a mural for a salesforce.com convention in town. Umbrellas were a common sight in most of the Bay Area Wednesday, December 8, 2010 , as a stubborn rain fell most of the day. less

On Fourth Street near downtown San Francisco, people hurried past a mural for a salesforce.com convention in town. Umbrellas were a common sight in most of the Bay Area Wednesday, December 8, 2010 , as a ... more

Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle

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A line of people wait for a food pantry to open up on Bay Street on Wednesday in San Francisco have little room to get out of the rain.

A line of people wait for a food pantry to open up on Bay Street on Wednesday in San Francisco have little room to get out of the rain.

Photo: Brant Ward, The Chronicle

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A pedestrian staying out of the rain while crossing Powell Street under an umbrella, as seen through a wet windshield, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

A pedestrian staying out of the rain while crossing Powell Street under an umbrella, as seen through a wet windshield, on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle

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Pedestrians, as seen through a wet windshield, stay out of the rain as they stand under umbrellas on Powell Street on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

Pedestrians, as seen through a wet windshield, stay out of the rain as they stand under umbrellas on Powell Street on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle

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Pedestrians dashing across the Embarcadero in the rain are reflected in puddles on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

Pedestrians dashing across the Embarcadero in the rain are reflected in puddles on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

Photo: Lea Suzuki, The Chronicle

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A bicyclist's poncho blows around him as he rides down Beale Street in the rain on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

A bicyclist's poncho blows around him as he rides down Beale Street in the rain on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 in San Francisco, Calif.

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On San Francisco's Market Street, riders look through rain soaked windows. Umbrellas were a common sight in most of the Bay Area Wednesday.

On San Francisco's Market Street, riders look through rain soaked windows. Umbrellas were a common sight in most of the Bay Area Wednesday.

The weather system that moved ashore Wednesday morning dropped more than half an inch of rain in many Bay Area locations. Some showers might linger today and tonight, but by Friday, "We're looking at partly cloudy to mostly clear," forecaster Diana Henderson said.

Not just that, but higher temperatures as well. Highs Saturday are expected to be in the 60s to lower 70s, and on Sunday the mercury should edge a bit higher than that.